HP D2600 HP D2600/D2700 Disk Enclosure I/O Module Firmware 0147 Release Notes - Page 4

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Operating system Version SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10-x86, AMD64/EM64T SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11-x86, AMD64/EM64T NOTE: Support for additional operating systems may be approved after initial release of this firmware. For up-to-date, detailed operating system support information and known restrictions, see one of the following: • HP Storage Single Point Of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website (http://www.hp.com/storage/spock) • HP D2000 QuickSpecs, available on the D2000 website (http://www.hp.com/go/d2000) Enhancements and fixes The following items was fixed in firmware 0147 • Fixed an issue found during manufacturing testing where, after hot plugging an I/O module, the enclosure fan speed did not return to the dual I/O module configuration fan speed. The following items were added or fixed in firmware 0146: • Fixed a reporting issue in which a power supply was incorrectly reported as failed by some management utilities. • Added speed negotiation to allow 6 Gb/s SATA drives to function at 3 Gb/s. Prerequisites Server-attach environments installing D2600/D2700 I/O module firmware 0070 or later must update Smart Array controller firmware to v3.50 or higher before installing new firmware on the D2600/D2700 disk enclosure. Installation instructions Included in this section: • "Installation notes and best practices" (page 4) • "Installation instructions for server-connect environments" (page 5) • "Installation instructions for controller enclosure connect environments" (page 6) Installation notes and best practices • When planning a firmware update, schedule an appropriate time to perform the update. Firmware updates must be performed during a system maintenance window, with all I/O to the system halted. • Before installing new firmware, review system requirements, enhancements list, fixes list, and other information in the firmware release notes, device QuickSpecs, and updated user documentation. • Before installing new firmware, ensure that the system is stable and is not being reconfigured or changed in any way. If changes are in progress, monitor them and wait until they are completed before proceeding with the upgrade. • Before installing new firmware, HP recommends creating a full backup of all data stored on the enclosure. • After the installation process, verify system status in the software tools and confirm that the new firmware version is displayed as running on the enclosure. 4 Enhancements and fixes

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Version
Operating system
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10—x86, AMD64/EM64T
SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11—x86, AMD64/EM64T
NOTE:
Support for additional operating systems may be approved after initial release of this firmware. For up-to-date,
detailed operating system support information and known restrictions, see one of the following:
•
HP Storage Single Point Of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK) website (
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HP D2000 QuickSpecs, available on the D2000 website (
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Enhancements and fixes
The following items was fixed in firmware 0147
•
Fixed an issue found during manufacturing testing where, after hot plugging an I/O module, the
enclosure fan speed did not return to the dual I/O module configuration fan speed.
The following items were added or fixed in firmware 0146:
•
Fixed a reporting issue in which a power supply was incorrectly reported as failed by some
management utilities.
•
Added speed negotiation to allow 6 Gb/s SATA drives to function at 3 Gb/s.
Prerequisites
Server-attach environments installing D2600/D2700 I/O module firmware 0070 or later must update
Smart Array controller firmware to v3.50 or higher
before
installing new firmware on the D2600/D2700
disk enclosure.
Installation instructions
Included in this section:
•
“Installation notes and best practices” (page 4)
•
“Installation instructions for server-connect environments” (page 5)
•
“Installation instructions for controller enclosure connect environments” (page 6)
Installation notes and best practices
•
When planning a firmware update, schedule an appropriate time to perform the update. Firmware
updates must be performed during a system maintenance window, with all I/O to the system
halted.
•
Before installing new firmware, review system requirements, enhancements list, fixes list, and other
information in the firmware release notes, device QuickSpecs, and updated user documentation.
•
Before installing new firmware, ensure that the system is stable and is not being reconfigured or
changed in any way. If changes are in progress, monitor them and wait until they are completed
before proceeding with the upgrade.
•
Before installing new firmware, HP recommends creating a full backup of all data stored on the
enclosure.
•
After the installation process, verify system status in the software tools and confirm that the new
firmware version is displayed as running on the enclosure.
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